Mumbai Indians could descend into further injury crisis with captain Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav both absent as the squad touched down in Raipur ahead of the game against RCB. Pandya had missed MI's win over LSG at Wankhede due to a back spasm. In his absence, Surya was captain, but his absence has added further intrigue to the clash.

Mumbai Indians could descend into further injury crisis with captain Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav both absent as the squad touched down in Raipur ahead of the game against RCB. Pandya had missed MI's win over LSG at Wankhede due to a back spasm. In his absence, Surya was captain, but his absence has added further intrigue to the clash.

Mumbai Indians squad assembled at the Mumbai airport but both Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav were absent. While Hardik's absence is forced due to injury, Surya is believed to have not travelled due to family reasons.

Why are Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav not travelling?

Suryakumar Yadav flipped the coin as regular skipper Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandya was missing from the playing XI against Lucknow Super Giants. The speculations were rife that he had been dropped after string of losses under his captaincy this season.